NSCL Stager Configuration File

The stager configuration file is a Tcl script.  Note that since it is update by the Stage every 5 seconds, it is not safe to edit it while the stager is running.  When the stager is halted, it is possible to edit this script to alter the startup configuration of a nearly correctly configured stager.

The configuration variables set in the configuration file are:

Name Meaning
SourceHost The name of the host on which the Readout program will be started.
ReadoutPath The UNIX path to the Readout program.
ftphost The host on which data will be stored via the eventlog/ftp client
TapeCapacity Number of gigabytes of tape capacity on the selected tape drive.
TapeNumber Previous tape number.
StageStrategy Strategy used to determine when to stage
TapeDrive Path to the tape special device to which data will be staged.
StageThreshold Threshold setting for the Stager's strategy.  The units of this are dependent on the staging strategy itself.
stagelist List of directories for which run files will be retained on stage.  Essentially, this is the file retention list. Click here for more information.

Stager Contents


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